HB252

Some progress
Under surfaces painted
I used Gunze's acrylic Neutral grey
 





 
 

Some progress after a short break
Ready for painting
 






 
 

A few progress:
 

A small update.
Btw, one of the trumpy's main landing gear legs broke meaninglessly. I have to slow down until the spare part arrives.
 
Tamiya's flaps are ready

 



 
 

Finito.....
 
I will post more and probably better pictures on RFI section later.
Thanks for looking
 

Thanks Dennis
 
 
Thanks a lot Troy.
Yes this is the second completed or very close to finish model on LSP WIP. But there is another one completed last week which is not appeared on this forum
1/32 Hsgw Fw 190 A7 "Bar"
 

The cowling installed. 
The next step is the wheels. 
 

A small update
 





 

As planned, I started the Curtiss P40N-5-CU Daddy Please/Milk Wagon Express build. As usual, I start with the cockpit. I am in the phase of varnishing with glossy varnish, without oil wash yet. I am waiting for the sanding of the fuselagejoint - the tail part. Then I'll move on to riveting.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Some progress
 





 

Had some time to work on it, finally,   switching cockpit to Mk II  April 1941.   Big changes from the MkI,  not getting too over the top with it, just Spitfire-ish.
  1939 Jag 100S coming along.  Kotare Spitfire?  It is a lovely kit.      
 

In a related topic, i built up and painted a 13'-4" Hamilton Standard propeller for a FG-1A Project (i was offered a deal i couldn't refuse) and i tried out the Airscale Propeller Logo/ Servicing stencils set.
 
 
The "Black" once again is 50-50, Nato Black and Sea Blue. Blade tips are the "RAF Roundel Yellow" mix i discovered over on Replikator.
This cowling was painted in the 4-colour 623 mix i previously mentioned. On this one, i mixed the XF-55 Deck Tan a bit more thoroughly and there's a slight difference from my earlier ANA 623 test.
 
The propeller also got the customary treatment of the Water/Future/Tamiya Flat Black wash.
Not sure if i mentioned this before, but the R-2800 is from my F4U-1 project and it just serves as a handy placeholder to display the painted cowling and propeller.
The Airscale decals laid down beautifully. You can see in the above photo that the decal film is a little bit thick. This is because the stenciling and the logo are on the same decal film. At least it keeps the spacing between the two consistent.
They take a while to soak, soften and it takes some coaxing to get them off the backing paper but they laid down and settled onto the surface just fine with Micro Set and Sol.
 
After another clear coat to put them in in place, the final finish was GX-114.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that without an ignition system, a radial engine won't work. That's the next technical hurdle i'm pondering.

Well, i just finished up what i think will be my last ANA 623 paint experiment.

This formula uses just 2 colours, instead of four: XF-17 Sea Blue and X-16 Gloss Purple.

Not a colour per se but i find that mixing in Super Clear Gloss UVCut helps a lot with the gloss and as long as you thin the mix adequately, it sprays beautifully and dries pretty quick.

Taking it outside into (some) daylight serves as a more reliable validation...

This project was slated to be a late Brewster F3A-1 at MCAS Cherry Point, but its unclear if the plane was painted overall 623 at the factory (the last F3As rolled off the line in 1944) or if it was re painted after an overhaul.... so i don't know if the propeller hub should be gloss sea blue or not, like the Goodyear FG-1As were.

My test sample is glossier i think than the real ones were, but of course that can be controlled by adding less gloss, or none at all. Adding gloss does however, make the paint more durable and resistant to marring like it is in its natural, flat finish state.
 
Done going down this rabbit hole. My curiosity has been satisfied.

Some progress
Next step is decalling
 





 

Crash pad assembly mounted.

 
Final test fit of sunglass and reflector glass.  The protective vinyl is coming off.

 

Sunglass and reflector glass installed.  The dust is going to be my enemy with this. Will be covered however, I've decided not to glue the glass so I may have access to cleaning.
 

Photoshoot done.  See RFI link for all pics.

Thanks
Aerocraft exhausts have great effect on its look. It s absolutely impossible to continue with trumpy's exhaust parts

One last glam shot before I seal it all up.
 

Some progress;
Painting of the upper surfaces
 

Weathering work in progress.  Main "agent" is Flory's "Dark Dirt" wash supplemented by well-worked yellow ochre oil paint
 





 
More to come.

This is my MAIN concern relating to instructions in modern kits, at least the ones I’ve built: Border Models, MiniArt, Z-M, Italeri. 
Especially when dealing with radial engines, one drawing is shown viewed from the front and the next is from the back, one from above, the other from below, etc.
Since most of the pistons (apparently) look the same, it’s very easy to do it the wrong way. Every drawing deserves close scrutiny. Some even need enlargement to show all the details.
I admit that quite a few times, I had to dismantle an assembly to rebuild it during the course of my recent builds.
Debonder, James Debonder is my name.
Thank you Maximus for the caveat  and  to the show!
Cheers,
Quang

Painting has started by lower surfaces.
I used Gunze Sangyo Neutral grey.
 

I guess I'm not the first one to build this kit!
 

 
Starting with the cockpit as usual.
 

 

 
Some interior grey green.
 

 
Then a little aluminium.
 

 
And a bit of black here and there and alu on the other side of some parts.
 

 
Something with the pics on my site ain't working, so I can't show more pics at the moment.
Have to sort that.
 
Håkan